Payment Deadlines

It is vital that students contact our office in advance if they are unable to meet deadlines. Our goal is to provide you a positive educational experience while meeting financial obligations. Our office will work diligently to assist you in resolving your term bill.

Students with balances that have failed to make arrangements or without sufficient financial aid will be subject to Canvas deactivation, late fees, holds and deregistration. If you are deregistered from your classes, you will not be permitted to re-enroll for that specific semester. If you are a resident student, you will be required to move out of your residence hall. No appeals will be honored.

Once you have registered for classes, you are responsible for all charges associated with that semester. If you decide not to attend any or all of your courses, you must officially withdraw through NESTor submit a written notice to the Registrar's office located in College Hall, Room 204. Students who do not withdraw or take a leave of absence according to policy forfeits all rights to a refund or to a reduction in his/her account. It is the student's obligation to drop/withdraw from their classes. Students that withdraw and have received financial aid must contact that office (973-655-4461) or www.montclair.edu/financialaid. Some of your aid may need to be returned. Any balance that results from a reduction in aid is the responsibility of the student.

Balances not paid, will be referred to an external collection agency. You will be responsible to pay for all collection costs, which may include but is not limited to late fees, costs of collections, attorney’s fees and litigation costs.

Payment Deadlines (2016-2017)

Term bills are posted electronically to the students NEST account. Bills are not mailed.

Bills not paid by the established deadline will be subject to:

Holds, Late Fee, Canvas Deactivation and Deregistration

Bill Issued on NEST

Payment Due

Late Fee Applied

Summer 2016 Term

April 5, 2016

May 16, 2016

N/A

Fall 2016 Term

July 25, 2016

August 15, 2016

September 12, 2016

Winter 2017 Term

November 21, 2016

December 12, 2016

December 19, 2016

Spring 2017 Term

November 30, 2016

January 9, 2017

January 16, 2017

Deadline dates are subject to change. Students are required to review NEST continuously throughout the semester for changes to the term bill and/or deadlines.

Students on payment plans must follow the plan payment schedule for due dates.

*Subject to change

Late Fee Waiver Request Information

The Offices of Student Accounts and Financial Aid will approve a one-time waiver of the late fee if a student encounters circumstances determined by the University to be exceptional and beyond the control of the student.

Beginning July 2009, Montclair State University no longer mails paper bills or statements. All statements are posted and available for viewing on NEST (Network Engagement and Student Transactions) Account Summary website. It is the student’s responsibility to pay tuition, fees, and all other charges by the published due date provided on the Student Accounts webpage and the current term bill. If registered after the due date, payment is due within 24 hours.

The Late Fee Waiver Request Form must be submitted within the term you are charged. If a late fee has been waived in a prior term, future requests will not be honored. Submitting a form for a prior term will result in an automatic denial; your student account will not be retroactively adjusted. Appeals are reviewed on first come, first serve basis. Depending upon the complexity of the appeal and receipt of all supporting documentation (if deemed necessary), the processing time may vary. This time cannot be expedited. Please be mindful of this if you are interested in registering for future terms or in need of a transcript.

Below find the unacceptable list of reasons to request a waiver. You do not have to pay the fee in question while your request is being reviewed however, all other charges on your account must be paid accordingly. Submit the completed Late Fee Waiver Request Form (located on the back) to the department from whom you received the form. If approved, you will be able to see the adjustment on NEST. If denied, an email will be sent to your MSU email address and payment must be remitted immediately.

Late fee waiver requests will NOT be accepted for the following reasons:

Payment is remitted after the posted due date.

The Payment Plan established was under budget for the term bill.

Lack of payment to thePayment Plan resulting in a terminated account.

Verbally informing a staff member that payment is pending.

Student error(s) or lack of providing necessary documentation resulting in the delay of administrative processes relative to registration or the delivery of financial aid funds.

Financial Aid paperwork submitted after the posted deadline.

Private Loan, scholarships or employer/third-party payments not requested, applied or received prior to the deadline.

Misinterpretation or lack of knowledge of University policies and/or procedures.